Crew Compartment

Look-up periscope designs work well where headroom is limited, allowing the user to obtain the required field of view without necessarily having to have their eyes at the same height as the lower window of the periscope.

Our first Embedded Image Periscope (EIP) design was developed back in 2010, in response to an urgent operational requirement to replace a display monitor, for which there was no space in the characteristically cramped Driver's position. In this instance, there was sufficient room to accommodate a high quality biocular optical assembly within the EIP unit itself and, as a result, to provide the Driver with the ability to switch between a standard day periscope view and a relaxed view of the digital images generated by a Thermal Camera already mounted on the front of the vehicle. Since the time that this original EIP was designed and entered service, we have worked closely with a number of customers in order to develop a similar solution for a range of other vehicles, including Main Battle Tanks. Each with different periscope configurations, and differing constraints and available space envelopes. For the most extreme examples, we have developed the DMM variant that employs a specialist VGA display that can be deployed only when required, and stowed when not in use.

We also produce a range of Vision Blocks for installation, for example, in the rear doors of Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

Kent Periscopes has earned a strong reputation for its ability to deliver a range of good quality products at competitive prices. We design and manufacture unity vision periscopes – episcope, periskop, periscopio or peryskop – for armoured fighting vehicles, including tanks, Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs). We also design and supply Embedded Image Periscopes that combine a day view with the ability to view digital images from on vehicle cameras and sensors, Commander's and Gunner's observation and weapon aiming sights, together with a range of related equipment all of which is manufactured and qualified to well-established industry build standards, such as DEFCONS and MIL-STDS. In addition, we offer a range of optional features including ballistic protection enhancing air gaps, black-out blinds, glass or acrylic prisms, aluminium alloy, DMC or plastic injection-moulded housings, upgradable laser filters for single or multi-line wavelength protection, EMC attenuation filters, heated windows and radiation hardened glass. We also provide repair and refurbishment services for in-service parts that may no longer be supported or serviced by the original equipment manufacturer.